Legal Opinion
Harris County v. Lawson
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
Decided November 21, 2003No. 01-02-00288-CVPublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EN BANC OPINION
TERRY JENNINGS, Justice.
Appellant, Harris County (the County), challenges the trial court’s interlocutory order denying the County’s plea to the jurisdiction.1 In its sole issue, the County contends that the trial court lacked jurisdiction over this “Whistleblower” lawsuit2 filed by appellee, Christopher Lawson, because Lawson did not comply with the applicable statutory requirements.
This Court has previously held that a plaintiff failed to satisfy the statutory prerequisites to filing suit under the Whistle-blower Act when she “elected to exhaust her administrative remedy and…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Texas Ass'n of Business v. Texas Air Control BoardTexas Supreme Court · 1993
- Texas Department of Transportation v. JonesTexas Supreme Court · 1999
- Dubai Petroleum Co. v. KaziTexas Supreme Court · 2000
- Travis v. City of MesquiteTexas Supreme Court · 1992
- Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission v. WhiteTexas Supreme Court · 2001
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3Cited by17 opinions
- University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston v. BarrettTexas Supreme Court · 2005
- University of Houston v. Barth, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2005
- Aguilar v. Socorro Independent School District, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2009
- City of McAllen v. Lucas Torres, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2005
- Harris County v. Lawson, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2003
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